Holder for marking tickets



Dec. 24, 1929.

o. H. PIERCE 1,740,832 HOLDER FOR MARKING TICKETS Filed March 7, 1.929

5 hwy 3 Patented Dec. 24, 1929 NETED STATES OSCAR I-I. PIERCE, OFTORONTO, ONTARIG, CANADA HOLDER FOR MARKING TICKETS Application filedMarch 7, 1929. Serial No. 345,175.

The principal objects of the invention are to facilitate the handlingand marking of mercantile sale price and identification tickets and toprovide a very simple and inexpensive device which will enable thehandling of the tickets in groups or strips in such a manner as tolessen the liability of scratching or pricking the fingers with thesharp fastening prongs.

The principal features of the invention consist in providing a holder tosupport the tickets in a convenient position for marking having aguiding groove to receive the ticket pins or an edge flange to hold thetickets from shifting.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device showing astrip of sale price or identification tickets of the pin type inposition thereon ready for marking.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing a strip of ticketswithout pins arranged thereon ready for marking.

Figure 3 is an end elevational view of Figure 1 showing the pins forsecuring the tag to the merchandise, housed within the guiding groove.

Figure a is an end form of holder.

Many forms of sale price and identification tickets are used in themarking of clothing and textile merchandise and one very commonly usedis provided with a sharp pointed U-shaped wire inserted through it closeto its upper edge, the ends of which project beyond its rear surface.These tickets are usually printed and cut into individual tickets andsold in boxes, and as the ends of the wire fastening members are verysharply pointed it requires a great amount of care on the part of theperson allotted the duty of marking, to keep from pricking or scratchingthe fingers.

In cases where there is considerable ticket marking it is the usualpractice to first secure the ticket to the goods and then mark the priceor size thereon. This method of handling is very slow and owing to thefact that the tags are small and are frequently very hard to separate itwill be readily underelevation of a modified stood that is is not only adangerous but a costly practice.

The present invention eliminates these objectionable features mentionedand in the preferred form of th invention a rectangular plate 1 of sheetmetal is formed with a longitudinal rib 52 forming a vertical groove 3extending parallel with and adjacent to one edge. This groove is deeperthan the length of the pins 4 which fit into same and hold the ticketsfor marking.

The edge 5 of the plate 1 adjacent to the rib 2 is preferably flanged upand backwardly over the upper surface of the plate forming a shallowgroove 6 which extends parallel and adjacent to the groove 3-and opensinwardly toward the plate surface, The other longitudinal edge of theplate is preferably formed with a bead 7. The deep rib 2 supports theplate at a convenient slope for writing.

In the form of the device shown in Figure 4 a block of Wood or likematerial of the desired dimensions is provided with a groove which iscut into the top surface parallel with and adjacent to one edge and astrip 9 of thin sheet material having an offset flanged edge 10 issecurely fastened to the surface with said edge parallel and adjacent tothe gro ve 8.

It is preferable to provide the tickets in strips with transverseperforations and in using this invention a strip of tickets is placedthereon with the pin fastening means inserted into the groove 3 as shownin Figures 1 and 3 and when thus held on the plate or holder they may beeasily and conveniently marked. The strip is then removed and thetickets are separated the one from the other and placed on the goods tobe marked. This method of handling the tickets obviously lessens therisk of piercing the hands of the operator while marking and handling.

In handling other forms of tickets such as those without pins or withcord fastening means, the upper edge of the strip is inserted in thegroove 6 formed by the flanged upper edge of the plate which protectsthe edge of the strip and supports same in proper position for marking.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A marking ticket holder comprising amember having a flat ticket-supporting surface having an open grooveformed therein adjacent to one edge and extending down- Wardly below theticket-supporting surface.

2. A marking ticket holder comprising a member having a flatticket-supporting surface having an open groove formed therein extendingdownwardly therefrom, and a flange along the edge adjacent to saidgroove forming a groove to receive one edge of the ticket.

3. A holder for marking tickets having pin fastening points projectingtherefrom, comprising a member having a longitudinal open groovedepressed in its top side adapted to receive the pin fastening points,and a flange along the edge adjacent to said groove. 4:. A markingticket holder comprising a sheet-metal plate having a longitudinal ribformed therein forming a deep groove in the top side, and a flangeturned upwardly and backwardly over the top of the plate forming ashallow groove to receive the edges of the tickets to be marked.

OSCAR H. PIERCE.

